Distance from the record
This close sat 7.59% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2006-05-11.
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This page is a historical record of the silver price in 8 December 2006, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $13.72 per troy ounce on 8 December 2006, down $0.142 (1.02%) from the previous close of $13.86.
Silver moved the opposite way to the session before it. Single-day reversals are common and usually mean little on their own — what matters is whether the next few sessions follow.
This close sat 7.59% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2006-05-11.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $8.894, making this a +54.25% move year on year.
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Silver closed at $13.72 per troy ounce on 8 December 2006. That is $0.14 lower than the previous close of $13.86, a move of -1.02%.
The silver price fell on 8 December 2006, losing $0.14 (1.02%) against the previous session's close of $13.86.
At $13.72 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.44 on 8 December 2006. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 45.6 on 8 December 2006, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 45.6 ounces of silver.
A month before 8 December 2006, silver was around $12.51 per troy ounce, so the close of $13.72 is a gain of 9.7% over the month.
A year before 8 December 2006, silver was around $8.89 per troy ounce. The close of $13.72 therefore represents a rise of 54.3% over twelve months.
It closed 7.59% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2006-05-11.